Chapter 855: 855 new carrier
Chapter 855 855 New Carrier
The Tang Empire was always able to come up with some weird things, like they didn't know why they built an exaggeratedly tall spire in the center of the city.
There is a huge disk near the top of this spire, which suddenly gives the whole city an exotic and magical flavor.
At the beginning, no one knew what this building was used for. Many people even thought that this was a miraculous building created by His Majesty the Emperor on a whim.
Anyway, the people of Chang'an are no longer surprised by this kind of landmark building. At first, they would be amazed when they saw a twenty-story building, but now they are not surprised when they see a 200-meter-tall building.
That's right, this thing is a TV tower, which is the "signal tower" used to transmit TV signals before the popularity of cable TV.
In order to cover more and wider areas, this thing must be built tall enough and have a lot of equipment placed on the top.
With this TV signal tower, the latest technological achievement of the Tang Dynasty, "television", could begin to be popularized and enter thousands of households.
For the media, this is a revolution: from now on, television will become a carrier to disseminate information in a more intuitive and efficient way.
Before the advent of the Internet, this was the media platform that crushed all others. In the next ten years, it can be said that it will be alone in seeking defeat.
There was a TV in Tang Mo's room: this thing had a curved screen, and it looked really old-fashioned.
That’s right, compared to today’s thin and curved LCD screens, the first batch of televisions produced in the Tang Empire can simply be described as backward.
It only has a pitiful 12-inch screen that can only display black and white images, and reception of signals relies on a stretchable metal antenna on the TV.
But despite its countless shortcomings, it is still the most advanced television in the world: Tang Mo installed 30 identical televisions in his palace to ensure that he could watch TV programs anywhere.
Speaking of TV programs, in the early days of the Tang Empire, there were only five TV channels in total, namely Empire Channel 1, Empire Channel 2, Chang'an Channel 1 and Chang'an Channel 2, and Education Channel 1.
As for other local TV stations, they are still under preparation. Many places can only watch local TV stations from neighboring big cities.
There is not much content on these five channels. Empire 1 is almost a news channel. It broadcasts the news of the day on a rolling basis every day, and also arranges some movies that have been screened.
Empire 2 broadcasts some song programs and TV series - this stuff is quite trendy. The first TV series invested and filmed by the Datang Empire is called "Automobile Factory Story", which tells the story of the love-hate relationship between the automobile workers of the Tang Dynasty and the female textile factory workers. .
Of course, there are advertisements between TV programs, and the price of advertisements is really ridiculously high: but the effect of this kind of advertisement is naturally amazing, especially for luxury goods advertisements.
Those who can own a TV set at this time are really from wealthy or noble business families. Their spending power is naturally guaranteed. As long as they are tempted, there is no need to worry about the goods not being sold.
So the first batch of advertisements on TV were famous wines and luxury goods, as well as a mess of expensive porcelain and luxury cars.
When Tang Mo turned on the TV and saw the beautiful and generous female host reading various government decrees and news, he felt that the world he was familiar with was getting closer to him.
On TV, a DC-3 transport plane slowly landed on the airport runway. The female host's voice was standard and formal: "Yesterday's news, His Majesty the Emperor returned to Chang'an by plane after inspecting Tongcheng..."
"During this inspection, His Majesty the Emperor praised the workers of the Third Steel Plant for not being afraid of difficulties and working hard. It was completed and put into operation three months ahead of schedule, contributing to the country..." The speakers of the TV were somewhat distorted, and the picture also changed with the signal. The movement is slightly distorted.
Even, there are some snowflakes flashing on the small curved screen, which makes people a little irritated.
However, Tang Mo and the imperial concubines sitting next to him were delighted. This kind of entertainment was at least of great significance to them.
The three imperial concubines and the two princes were naturally very excited, because this was the first time they had seen such an artifact as a television.
Tang Mo was different. He was moved by the TV: he knew that soon the life he longed for would come to him, the kind of life that was convenient, fast, and nostalgic!
At almost the same moment, in the Bailu Manor in Chang'an City, Marquis Bailu opened his eyes wide and looked at the picture on the TV, and his jaw almost dropped in shock.
He never dreamed that there would be such a magical thing in this world that could allow people to watch real-time images in their own homes.
This is really impactful for a person. The dignified female host in the picture may become a familiar star to thousands of households in a year!
If this thing can be popularized, the empire's influence will cover all the places covered by this thing. The emperor’s decrees will not be deceived and will be delivered directly to the people! The empire's decision will be widely publicized, and everyone will have the opportunity to understand the country's will!
God knows how important this thing called a television is, and God knows how influential it will be in the future.
Even for a moment, Marquis Egret thought about his area of expertise: If football matches could be recorded and played on television, to what extent would the influence of this sport be expanded?
Perhaps...perhaps, we can discuss with His Majesty to set up a sports channel? Thinking of this, Marquis Egret was shocked by his thoughts.
A brand new door opened in front of him. At this moment, he felt that he seemed to have discovered a golden road to make money!
"Prepare the car! Prepare the car! I want to enter the palace! I want to meet His Majesty!" After the Egret Marquis figured it out, he immediately shouted excitedly.
Soon, the Marquis Mansion became busy. Marquis Egret called the Forbidden City, made an appointment, and then waited anxiously.
His luxurious Rolls-Royce car was ready, and his favorite coat was already in the hands of the servant.
On this day, many nobles who watched the TV program felt the shock brought by the new technology. Soon, whether there was a TV set in the home became the new standard for measuring the quality of aristocrats.
If you can’t afford a TV at home, it means you are not rich enough! And if you can't receive TV signals at home...it means the place where you live is too remote.
Of course, no one would have thought that in just a few months, new gadgets like televisions would become very affordable.
Most people in Chang'an can afford it. Even if they are a little poor, they can get a small TV with a 7-inch screen for home use.
Big cities such as Linshui and Tongcheng soon had their own local TV stations. For a time, the term "television" became the focus of everyone's after-dinner discussions.
It is hard to imagine that when many places in other countries had just started to use electric lights, the people of the Tang Empire were already considering buying televisions for their homes.
The Tang Empire was like a lighthouse country that had just won World War II. It was full of vitality and prosperous scenes everywhere.
Just when Marquis Egret met with Tang Mo and prepared to invest 1 million gold coins to participate in the establishment of the Imperial Sports Channel, the Ideal finally arrived at Linshui Port and unloaded 2,500 passengers in this extremely prosperous metropolis.
On the pier, seagulls surrounded the giant ship arriving at the port and screamed. Pan Qi, who held her hat to prevent it from being blown away by the sea breeze, once again saw the beautiful woman who made her blush and heartbeat.
She saw the other party get into a luxury Rolls-Royce car, and disappeared at the end of the road, accompanied by a female noble.
Without a car, she followed her father Pan Yiping and walked out of the dock. They had been here once before and had followed the goods onto the ship from here before heading to Bunas Port.
Now, they are back here again, but they feel a little strange: in the few months since they left, the place has changed a lot.
Two larger cranes appeared on the new pier, and there seemed to be more high-rise buildings in the distance. What surprised them even more was that a spire rose from the ground, surpassing the surrounding buildings, showing its terrifying height.
"Look over there! Dad! That tower! It's so high!" Pan Qi's attention was quickly attracted by the new scenery. The woman she saw in the first class cabin became a passer-by that she no longer remembered.
“Well, I didn’t see it when I left. It seems that it was newly built.” For some reason, Pan Yiping felt more refreshed after arriving at the Tang Empire.
When he left, he was deeply impressed by this place: the officials here are very reasonable, the taxes here are very reasonable, and everything here seems to have a civilized flavor.
"Let's go! We made a lot of money this time. You can't miss the Tang delicacies. You have to eat more." Thinking of this, Pan Yiping said to his daughter with a smile.
Pan Qi also took her father's arm. The servant followed the father and daughter, carrying the heavy suitcase, and hurriedly walked out of the dock while the second- and third-class passengers had not disembarked.
Driving out of the car from the pier first, Sophia looked at the bustling streets in trance: she had seen Bunas, which was once world-famous, and now she saw Linshui City... The former was created by Tang Mo, but was later taken away. The latter was newly built by Tang Mo and was far better than the former.
There is no need to conduct careful research and make a decision.
(End of this chapter)